JLPT N2 · 7 strokes
Kanji 卵: "egg, ovum, spawn"
The kanji 卵 means "egg, ovum, spawn, roe". It is written with 7 strokes and belongs to JLPT level N2, read ラン in on'yomi and たまご in kun'yomi.
Stroke order
Strokes are written in the order of the numbers. The order is not decorative: it is what gives the character its balance, and it is also how handwriting search works in Japanese dictionaries.
Readings
On'yomi (Sino-Japanese reading)
ラン
Kun'yomi (native Japanese reading)
たまご
In a kun'yomi reading, the dot separates the kanji from its okurigana: かた.る is read かたる and written 語る. A hyphen marks a bound position, like -び in 日.
At a glance
| Meaning | egg, ovum, spawn, roe |
|---|---|
| Strokes | 7 |
| JLPT level | N2 |
| Taught in Japan | grade 6 |
| Frequency rank | 1342 of 2,501 |
Common words with 卵
The most frequent words using this kanji, most common first, with furigana readings. Click one to open it in the reader.
- 卵eggs; egg; spawn; roe · (hen's) egg
- 卵焼きrolled egg; rolled omelette (omelet) · fried egg
- ゆで卵boiled egg
- 生卵raw egg
- 卵の殻eggshell
- 産卵egg-laying; spawning
- 卵子ovum; ovule; egg cell
- 金の卵golden child; promising young talent; gold egg · golden egg; gold mine; cash cow; golden goose
- 卵巣ovary
- 卵料理egg dishes; food prepared with eggs
- 卵形oval shape; egg shape
- 卵黄egg yolk
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